Manufacturing
Issue Code: MAN
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AI Overview
Manufacturing is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $343.9M in total lobbying spend across 12.9K filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$343.9M
Total Lobbying Spend
12.9K
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $14.3M | 756 |
| 2019 | $16.2M | 757 |
| 2020 | $25.2M | 1,181 |
| 2021 | $44.6M | 1,639 |
| 2022 | $50.9M | 1,965 |
| 2023 | $58.3M | 2,192 |
| 2024 | $55.7M | 1,928 |
| 2025 | $78.7M | 2,474 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers | $6.4M |
| 2 | Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association | $6.0M |
| 3 | United States Steel Corporation | $5.1M |
| 4 | Globalfoundries U.S. INC. | $4.7M |
| 5 | Nissan North America | $4.3M |
| 6 | Samsung Electronics America, INC. | $3.8M |
| 7 | Gotion, INC. | $3.6M |
| 8 | General Motors Company | $3.6M |
| 9 | Micron Technology, INC. | $3.1M |
| 10 | Hanwha Q Cells America INC. | $3.0M |
| 11 | Copper Development Association | $2.6M |
| 12 | Applied Materials, INC. | $2.4M |
| 13 | Samsung Semiconductor, INC. | $2.4M |
| 14 | Alliance for American Manufacturing | $2.3M |
| 15 | Asml US, LLC | $2.3M |
| 16 | Daikin U.S. Corporation | $2.1M |
| 17 | Corning Incorporated | $2.1M |
| 18 | Battery Materials and Technology Coalition | $2.0M |
| 19 | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | $1.9M |
| 20 | Arcosa, INC. | $1.7M |
| 21 | Wabtec Corporation | $1.7M |
| 22 | Siemens Corporation | $1.6M |
| 23 | Cj America, INC. | $1.6M |
| 24 | Amrize North America INC. | $1.6M |
| 25 | Intel Corporation | $1.6M |
Top Firms
Thorn Run Partners$10.7M
Venn Strategies$10.6M
Forbes-tate$9.7M
Hogan Lovells US LLP$9.3M
Holland & Knight LLP$7.6M
Invariant LLC$5.5M
Avoq, LLC$5.4M
What They Lobby For
- Raising Canndescent's profile in Washington, DC with federal decision makers; intellectual property issues before the US Patent and Trademark Office; promoting Canndescent's research and development o
- water infrastructure funding and related water policy issues
- Revise US Code sections 59A, 59B, 4491, 6038 A, C, and E establishing "base erosion anti-abuse tax" to relieve corporations covered by the tax from nullifying the effect of tax credits and deductions
- Monitoring land tenure issues-no specific legislation Monitored emissions issues associated w/ Clean Air Act Battery recycling issues; long term mine remediation effort at Doe-Run related properties B
- educational about operations
- The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, business tax provisions, regulatory issues related to financial services technology,technology innovation for the financial services industry, cybersecurity regulations fo
- Monitor legislation pertaining to automobile manufacturing; NAFTA; Autonomous Vehicles
- Advanced GPS positioning systems and technology
- Issues relating to Section 232, job creation, melt and manufacture, steel manufacturing, tariffs related to imports
- Issues relating to the production of organic and antibiotic-free poultry products
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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